Seth MacFarlane calls edited ‘Family Guy’ Boston clip ‘abhorrent’

“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane has expressed his disgust after scenes from a recent episode of his hit show were edited to depict supposed similarities between the show’s plotline and the Boston bombings on Monday.

The Turban Cowboy episode, which originally aired on Fox on March 17, centers around main character Peter Griffin and his unwitting involvement with terrorists who seek to blow up bridges in Boston, and features Griffin using his cell phone to unknowingly set off two bombs.

Another segment in the same show featured Griffin reminiscing about previously winning the Boston Marathon by running competitors over in his car.

Clips from both parts of the storyline were cut and put together in one short video by an internet user, suggesting that “Family Guy” writers had predicted Monday’s attacks in the episode – but MacFarlane has taken to his Twitter.com blog to make it clear that the scenes were not related and he had nothing to do with the spoof.

In a tweet on Tuesday, he writes, “The edited Family Guy clip currently circulating is abhorrent. The event was a crime and a tragedy, and my thoughts are with the victims.”

The edited Family Guy clip currently circulating is abhorrent. The event was a crime and a tragedy, and my thoughts are with the victims.